Child Rights and You explained

Child Rights and You
Type:Non-governmental organization
Founded Date:1979
Abbreviation:CRY
Founder:Rippan Kapur
Focus:Children's rights

Child Rights and You (CRY) is an Indian non-governmental organization (NGO) that works towards ensuring children's rights.

The organization was started in 1979 by Rippan Kapur, an Air India purser. CRY works with 99 grassroot projects across 19 states in India and has impacted the lives of over three million children.

CRY is one of the top NGOs of India and it addresses children's critical needs by working with parents, teachers, Anganwadi (Indian rural child care center) workers, communities, district and state-level governments, as well as the children, themselves.[1] The organization focuses on changing behaviors and practices at the grassroots level and influencing public policy at a systemic level, to create an environment where children are the priority.

CRY works on 4 key areas:

History

Established in 1979 as Child Relief and You, CRY was started by Rippan Kapur who wanted to ensure happier childhoods for India's children. Rippan chose to build CRY as an institution that inspired citizens to contribute towards this cause and also empowered local NGOs with funding and technical know-how to create a lasting impact. Kapur died in 1994.[2]

CRY has developed from originally an organisation providing welfare relief for children to an organisation advocating for children's rights.[3] It has worked to ensure that the diversity in ethnicity, religion, and caste among its staff is a strength and does not prevent success in its mission.[3]

CRY participated in the 'Voice Of India' campaign as a part of the National Alliance for the Fundamental Right to Education (NAFRE), to propose a constitutional amendment for free and compulsory education to all children. This contributed to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE).

CRY is involved with several international forums on children's rights, including Girls Not Brides and the National Action and Coordination Group For Ending Violence Against Children (NACG-EVAC). NACG-EVAC is a national platform under the aegis of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC), which is an intergovernmental platform working in eight countries.

The organisation is active on social media.[4]

Impact

In 2019–20, CRY has affected more than 6.8 lakh (680,000) underprivileged children in India.

Campaigns

CRY has launched the following campaigns:

CRY has also campaigned for increased government investment in child protection and education.[11] It has highlighted child malnutrition and access to health care.[12] In 2021 the organisation drew attention to children's mental health and to the trauma children have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[13]

Awards and recognition

CRY has received the following awards and recognitions:

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Publications

CRY has commissioned four books about direct work with children.[16] In July 2020, CRY launched the handbook Bal Sanrakshan Samiti in Mumbai to address severe issues of child protection in rural and urban areas. This handbook is step-by-step guide on how child protection committees should function at the village and ward level.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGOs in India – Top 10 NGOs in India of 2023 based on Impact,Transparency and Accountability. . 2023-11-29 . en-US.
  2. News: Rippan Kapur Story . the hindu. 17 February 2018 . 17 Feb 2018. Varma . Pervin .
  3. Book: Todd L. Pittinsky . 10 August 2009 . Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference . Harvard Business Press . 92– . 978-1-4221-5267-6 .
  4. Book: Biju P. R. . 3 November 2016 . Political Internet: State and Politics in the Age of Social Media . Taylor & Francis . 95– . 978-1-315-38991-2 .
  5. Web site: Child Rights and You (CRY) . 2022-05-21 . www.helpyourngo.com.
  6. Web site: CRY YellowFellow . times of india. 26 Nov 2018.
  7. Web site: CRY YellowFellow article . prnewswire. 19 Nov 2018.
  8. Book: The Union Government Ban on Child Labour in Hospitality Sector- by EQUATONS and Civil Society Responses . Rights of the Child in the Context of Tourism - A Compilation . 2008 . Equations . 84–88 . 11 January 2022.
  9. News: CRY & Lintas Live launch campaign to support girls in completing their secondary education - Exchange4media . 6 April 2021 . Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media . 5 April 2021 . en.
  10. News: The Body Shop India partners with CRY on a mission to end Period shame . 6 April 2021 . India Education,Education News India,Education News India Education Diary . 2 April 2021.
  11. News: Budget 2016: Child Rights and You seeks hiked allocation for children . 11 January 2022 . The Economic Times . 26 February 2016.
  12. News: CRY launches campaign to raise awareness on child rights . 11 January 2022 . The Economic Times . 26 February 2016.
  13. News: India saw 31 children die by suicide every day in 2020; experts say COVID-19 upped trauma . 11 January 2022 . The Economic Times . 31 October 2021.
  14. Web site: Which Aims To Restore - The Organisation Was Founded in 1979 by Late Rippan Kapur PDF Malnutrition Corporate Social Responsibility . 2023-11-29 . Scribd . en.
  15. Web site: 2012-01-25 . CRY wins NGO Gold Standard Award PublicAffairsAsia . 2023-11-29 . en-GB.
  16. Book: Murli Desai . 19 January 2018 . Introduction to Rights-based Direct Practice with Children . Springer . 978-981-10-4729-9 .
  17. Web site: 2020-07-21 . Open Graph Meta Tags: Everything You Need to Know . 2022-05-05 . Global Prime News . en-US.

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